now on bbc news, in an exclusive interview, dominic cummings speaks to the bbc s political editor laura kuenssberg. a warning this programme contains flashing images. troublemaker. history maker. they were no strangers to chaos. pushing borisjohnson on behind closed doors. yesterday, i gave a full report of my actions. ..until his own mistake exploded in public. and ended up on the outskirts of barnard castle town. we did not visit the castle or walk around town. he never agreed to account for what he s done until now. mr cummings, you ve never spoken like this before. your story is, of course, completely interwoven with the prime minister s political fortune. how would you describe borisjohnson? how would i describe him? in what way? you mean politically? what does he believe politically? or? as a leader, as a politician, as a human being. how would you describe them? how would you describe him? he is a very complicated character. he, he is unusual in a lot of politicians
tonight at ten, downing street tries to clear up the confusion about the use of the nhs covid app in england. one minister says it s up to people to make an informed decision if they re pinged, but downing street says people need to isolate. business owners are complaining that the app is affecting far too many of their staff, and it s making them nervous. trepidation and panicking each week that those people who you ve rotaed on are actually going to be able to come. we ll be talking to business owners and workers in greater manchester about the effects of the nhs covid app. also tonight. one of several small vessels carrying migrants across the english channel today following a record number yesterday. dominic cummings tells the bbc there was talk of replacing borisjohnson as prime minister, days after his election victory. and a day trip to space for the world s richest man, in the first flight of its kind forjeff bezos and friends. and coming up in the sport on the bbc
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high and they were dramatically exceeded. thousands of adults in england are self isolating. the vast majority don t have covid, many though have been pinged by the trace and track app. and it may have come as a surprise to some of them to see this report from the times. it told us that investment minister,lord gerry grimstone, the bbc has confirmed this too. that s right an advisory tool. then this morning the business minister paul scully did a series of interviews. he told times radio that self isolating after being pinged was a decision for individuals and employers. and that the app is there to allow you to make informed decisions. in a further interview on the bbc, mr scully added this: we are encouraging people to isolate but they need to make their own informed decisions. the legal position has not changed, you have to isolate if you are contacted by the nhs test and trace or if you are collecting isolation payments. not everyone has the app for example and so it i
borisjohnson as prime minister, days after his election victory. the met office issues an extreme heat weather warning for the coming days, covering large areas of england and wales. two, one. and a day trip to space for the world s richest man in the first crewed flight of his own rocket ship. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: despite all the difficulties, athletes prepare for the first day of action at the tokyo olympics, with just hours to go until some events get under way. good evening. downing street has been trying to clear up the confusion about the use of the nhs covid app in england. one minister suggested earlier today that individuals and employers could choose to ignore the instructions to self isolate by making an informed decision . but downing street stepped in with a different message, urging people to isolate if they were pinged. the app s guidance is not legally enforceable, unlike instructions from the nhs test and trace service, which are a